The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-28
PLAYING THAT WILL COUNT
Preparations for the Opening League
Championship Game Here To-Day.
Business Houses to Close for the 0ccasion-A
Very Large Attendance Expected-Result
of the Association Games Yesterday.

The League championship season will be
opened here this afternoon with the game be-
tween indianapolis and Detroit Everybody is
DESTROYS of giving the home club grand send-off,
and the indications are that not less than ten
thousand people will attend the game if the
weather is fair. Although the indications were
uufavorable last night, 1t is expected that there
will be clear sky this afternoon. and TO prevent
tho rain durig the night from interfering with
the game, all the bases and the catchers place
were covered with rubber blankets. Many of
the stores will be closed from 3 to o'clock, so
that the employees may have chance to attend
the game. A large number Of the business
men have bought tickets and given
them to their customers, Presi-
dent Newbereer says that everybody who comes
will be accommodated. Twenty thousand peo-
pie can be crowded into the ground, If neces-
sary, and the accommodations are such that
they can all have a frstclass view of the
game.
Managers Burnham. OF the home team, and
Watkins Of the visiting club held conference
last night and agreed upon parade for this
afternoon. 1t will leave the Grand Hotel at
o'clock, and will 60 through the principal
streets 1t will consist Of tho When band and
carriages containing the officers Of the home
and visiting team, and the players of each.
The Detroit team arrived in the city last
evening and are stopping at the Grand Hote!
Fourteen players are here with Manager Wat
kins They are accompanied by c. F. Mathison,
baseball editor of the Detroit Free Press, and
F. w. Baker. of the Detroit Journal. Manager
Watkins says his team is in excellent condition.
and he expects to win at least two of the three
games. Bennett and Baldwin, who broke down
at Nashville are in good trim and will consti-
tute the battery to-day. Richardson is the only
man in the club who is not able for duty, and he
did not accompany the club here.
The homo team met at the Occidental Hotel
last night. and talked over some matters pertain
ing to the game Every man is in excellent
trim, and they say they will put forth their best
effort to-day The following will be the batting
positions of the players of the two clubs:
Detroit. Indianapolis.
Dunlap second BASE Seery, left field.
Rowe. short-stop. Glasscock, short-stop.
Brouthers, first base. Denny, third base.
Thompson, right teld Shomberg, first base.
Camel, left field. McGeachy, center field.
White, third base Bassett, second base.
Hanlon. center field Myers, catch.
Bennett, CATCH Cahill, right field.
Baldwin, pitch. Boyle pitch.
The umpire will be Mr.. Doescher who is re-
garded generally as about the best of the League
umpires. The game will be called at 3:45 o'clock.
The general admission will be fifty cents, chill
dren under twelve years of age will be admitted
for twenty-five cents
The barber-shops of Fred Brandt j. H
Beach, Chas. II. Lainer, Albert J. Farley, Geo.
L. Knox. L Ungerich, A. Hecklen, Stencil &
Smith Gus Hoffman and the Grand Hotel will
be closed this afternoon between 3 and o'clock
by agreement of the proprietors, to allow the
employees to attend the opening League cham
pionship game.